Wand rest for vacuum cleaners



April 14, 1953 Dow WAND REST FOR VACUUM CLEANERS Filed Jan. 21, 1949 INVENTOR. M 0014/ Dewey ATTORNE Y Patented Apr. 14, 1953 UNITED STAT TENT OFFICE WAND BEST FOR VACUUM CLEANERS Dewey M. Dow, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to Air-Way Electric Appliance Corporation, Toledo, Ohio, a corporation of Delaware Application January 21, 1949, Serial No. 71,851

2 Claims.

This invention relates to vacuum cleaners of the portable type employing an elongate wand on one end of which is attached a cleaning tool, the opposite end being connected to the vacuum cleaner body by a flexible hose. The invention (5 the nose E0 of a pivoted latch ll engages over the is more particularly concerned with a support or flange H to releasably retain the sleeve in its conrest for the wand to enable it to be supported in a nected position. Thus it will be manifest that convenient position during intervals between the hose can be quickly and conveniently attached cleaning operations, thereby eliminating the to the swivel mounting C and is releasably renecessity of placing the wand on the floor or in tained in position in an extremely simple but efsome other position inconvenient to the operator. fective manner.

An object is thus to produce a wand rest or The lever or catch H is disposed between a pair support in a portable vacuum cleaner against of mounting brackets l2 integral with the swivel which the wand may be conveniently rested when mounting C, a pin l3 extending through the the cleaning operation is momentarily suspended, l5 brackets and lever to provide the pivotal mountthe same being positioned so as to be readily acing for the lever. A coil spring 14 is interposed cessible to the operator. between the swivel mounting C and the under Another object is to produce a combined wand side of the lever II, a socket being provided in the rest or support and a latching element for reunder side of the lever and a centering lug proleasably retaining one end portion of the hose jecting from the mounting C. in position of use on the vacuum cleaner unit. The catch H is provided with a handle exten- Other objects and advantages of the invention sion it: which curves outwardly and upwardly will hereinafter appear and for purposes of illusaway from the swivel mounting C to provide a, tration but not of limitation, an embodiment of curved cradle or rest It for the wand F. Thus the invention is shown on the accompanying the handle [5 not only serves as the hand hold for drawings, in which actuating the catch lever I l for engaging and dis- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portable upright engaging the flange H of the hose sleeve D, but vacuum cleaner equipped with a cleaning tool, also serves the added purpose of providing a wand and flexible hose and showing the wand venient cradle or rest for the wand F. Thus resting against th support; when the operator momentarily discontinues the Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional Cleaning p n, instead of laying the wand on view of the upper portion of the vacuum cleaner the floor or against some piece of furniture, it showing the combined wand support and pivoted can be laid against the Cradle e bend F of hose retaining clamp, the wand being shown in the wand F assisting in retaining the wand in the section in its supported position; and S pp Position- Fjgure 3 is a, fragmentary elevatjonal iew of From the above, it Will be manifest that I have the swivelly mounted hose coupling and showing Produced a p e d e fi Wand pp rt the combined hose support and latching arm. which is unobtrusive in app ee, and w The illustrated embodiment of the invention in addition, p v d s a convenient actuating p rt comprises a portable electric vacuum cleaner A for t h retaining catch. When the cleaner Suitably supported by legs B in upright position is in its upright position of use, the cradle or rest The acuum cleaner contains the usual motor is in an accessible position SO the wand can driven suction fan and filter bag which, since he rested Supported in Such position that it they form no part of the present invention, are is not necessary for the operator to bend over or not illustrated. At the upper end of the vacuum to run the risk f Scraping or marring an article cleaner is a swivelly mounted coupling member C of flll'nitllleinto which a metallic sleeve D extends, the outer It is to be understood t numerous changes in end of which is fixed to a flexibl hose The details of construction, arrangement and operaother end of the flexible hose E is connected to an time may be effected without p ti from the elongate metallic tube or wand F, the upper end spirit of the invention especially as defined in the portion of which is bent as indicated at F. Atpp clelmstached to the opposite end of the wand F is a What I Claim s: floor or cleaning tool G which is moved over the In a Portable Vacuum cleaner, a y capable surface to be cleaned as will be readily underof being S pp t d in a upright position, a swivel stooi mounting on the end of said body which is uppermost when said body is in said upright position, a flexible hose having a rigid sleeve inserted into said mounting, an outwardly extending flange on said sleeve, a spring-tensioned pivoted catch lever on said mounting having an end portion engaged over said flange to retain the sleeve in position of use, an elongate Wand connected to said hose, and a handle extension for said pivoted catch, said extension extending outwardly from said mounting and defining an upwardly facing concavity so as to receive and support said wand when the latter is not in use.

2. In a portable vacuum cleaner, a cleaner body, a hose-receiving mounting on said body, a wand, a hose connected at one end to said mounting and at the other end to said wand, the connection between the hose and the mounting including a sleeve on the hose having an outwardly extending flange, a catch arm on said mounting having a catch engaging the flange for retaining the sleeve '4 in the mounting, and an upwardly concave hook extension for said arm projecting outwardly from the mounting and providing a support against which the wand may rest when not in use. 

